A little bit between on. The english translation angry over the jailing of a husband whos become the biggest threat to Alexander Lukashenko its 26 year old and better lips. And a move thats inflaming tension between washington and beijing a top trump official arrives in taiwan. And i. Have all the sports red bulls max the stop that wins at silverstone breaking mercy this winning start to the f one season. Tensions are boiling over once again and lebanon as protesters gather near the countrys parliament for a 2nd day now and a passionate cold for change youre watching live pictures from there and just in the past few hours police of 5 tear gas to try to disperse the small crowd demonstrators how rocks and shot fireworks. Into the end of a show of anger over tuesdays port explosion they say government corruption is to blame all they want a complete overhaul of the political system into government ministers have responded to that widespread anger by resigning and vironment minister dummy on us qatar has confirmed that he is out following the information minister and then ill go for them ugh. In the hammock that allowed this is the point of no return people are starving the economy has deteriorated the economic crisis is heightening our families children friends have just been left behind fear and disappointments lives within them in this fateful moments we cannot just sit behind we have to stand in dignity together as a nation i feel that i need to send an apology to the lebanese people because we failed to achieve their ambitions due to the difficulties also on sunday french president emanuel led a Video Conference of International Donors and an effort to get aid to lebanon as quickly as possible while powers had now pledged major resource says to help the recovery but demand a transparency of how the aid is used meth reports from beirut here there are all the skills the talent i mean. This is this yeah this is nasa not that that has been issued yesterday but these people will not be able to rebuild beirut on their own we have an Engineering Team and im not being seen working in sync together we sense scouts on little scooters and their job is to basically go and examine a building and say hey this structure is no longer safe to enter theyre doing all this because the government isnt. Food is given out to people who never have to ask for handouts in their life. Volunteers are given a safety briefing before heading out of the clean up team because there are hundreds of these camps across beirut hastily set up in the shadows of the buildings ripped open by choose days explosion of 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate stored in the port. For International Donors one of the hardest questions is how do they get aid to people who want to get off the top when they have to deal with a political elite thats been doing exactly that for decades. The lebanese authorities now have to put in place the political and Economic Reforms which are being called for by the lebanese people its the only thing which will allow the International Community to act efficiently side by side with lebanon in its reconstruction. It could cost up to 15000000000. 00 to rebuild beirut says the citys governor its residents want to make sure that money goes where it should the government of lebanon is a criminal government this is a criminal state these are the lords these are people who were. More responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the lebanese civil war and were expecting that a few extra bodies is going to make them think thats not going to happen on monday lebanons Prime Minister will ask his cabinet to agree to early elections theyd be held within 2 months while we can oust nadeem hooray he is the executive director of the Arab Reform Initiative and he joins us now on skype from paris and the game today is turn a conference raised around 300000000. 00 but for short term relief obviously the big concern here is corruption and lebanons track record doesnt exactly inspire confidence. No it doesnt its corruption and using that money as well as oxygen for the sectarian Political Parties to strengthen again the plan to list the networks and this is what the lebanese protestors are ive been saying very clearly support us lebanon needs help of this during this crisis but make sure they dont support the corrupt Political Class thats possible for short term immediate humanitarian needs because lebanon has a sophisticated Civil Society that can that has the experience and the capacity to answer quickly its going to be trickier for major infrastructure reconstruction i want to ask you more about that because in a game i was speaking to you and representative allen there and she was saying that theyre helping with that rollout of immediate humanitarian aid there but is there a system in place for long term reconstruction especially of infrastructure as you referred to is there a way of trying to get that money to the places where it needs to go. Well lebanon has had experience with reconstruction of major infrastructure to be end of the civil war after the 2006 war between israel and hezbollah but unfortunately these experiences have had to go through state institutions that are known to be corrupt city or counsel for the size of the. Fun for the displaced which are controlled by keep political leaders so i think its going to require the international need to stand firm to insist not only on the highest transparency level but to build then you can isms that include independent figures that include independent Civil Society that can account for how the money is being spent in a way that makes sure that reaches those most in need but also that doesnt get diverted to restraints and this you know. Political class show nadine given the government history with the poorest and some of the sectors where do you see the biggest risk of corruption what sectors here. You know this sort of grand theft. Would really be at the level of reconstructing the port because a are going to talk there about billions of dollars. And secondly also. Any compensation for destroyed property and again this is based on lebanons existing experience with reconstruction where Political Parties can extract resources and many ways one they can fake the lists of those who are victims and who benefit and we saw that the end of the civil war they can also favor particular Contracting Companies that are close to these Political Parties and feed them. Or that they use during elections to hire people close to them and to strengthen their claim to list the networks or indirectly by over inflating the numbers and we were already hearing rumors that Many International experts are shaking their head in disbelief at some of the initial estimates again this is all very early at this point. But yes i mean the bigger question frankly is. Shouldnt it be an opportunity to move beyond this Political Class to make sure that lebannon gets a National Salvation government im not talking about a National Unity government where all the parties are represented but actually salvation government with independent figures that can have the trust of the people that can work alongside the people with the trust and that could have the trust of the International Community that we have a narrow window of opportunity this current government is finished they have had to resignations there was another minister that resigned last week but beyond the number of resignations it really has no credibility not as a single one of them has been able to go down to the streets to talk to the people what kind of government can lead any reconstruction if it does not even dare walk the streets of its own capital so when you. Ancient International Trust they mean these initial pledges that were referring to this 300000000. 00 thats for the short 10 is the lebanese government going to be able to convince International Donors of transparency in order to get more funds Going Forward or do we need to see a full political transition a structural change in order for that to happen but time is of the essence here and this is why i believe change has to happen at 2 speeds the 1st political change which has to happen very quickly is that this government has to resign it has to resign simply on the incompetency and its criminal negligence of whats been happening that can be replaced very quickly by a government of independence with have us but have a strong mandate to do reconstruction and if its the right people with the right support they should be able to work closely with the International Community wants full sort of transparency and oversight this Transitional Government can then lay the basis for the structural changes that are needed in lebanons political system you cannot change a system like lebanon from one day to the next you can change the government that government can start working on a new head of torah law you can set the you know you can in the meantime steer the ship that is lebanon that is sinking you know you said try to redress it you try to get it through the storm and you use the next 18 months 2 years. To lay the groundwork for new elections and youve got a torah law and hopefully you Political Parties that will replace this corrupt Political Class that has destroyed lebanon during the civil war and manages to destroy it again and again and again show a very long road still ahead the executive director of the Arab Reform Initiative speaking to us from paris great to get your thoughts here on out of there and again thank you for being with us thank you well as he was saying allium the rouser rod is a spokeswoman for the Un Refugee Agency that i spoke to and she says the corona Virus Outbreak will also hunt to rescue and relocation efforts in beirut. The 1st priority was to brush people to hospital and find the missing persons there are still health care needed in for a number of patients but now the priority is really for us to. Look at shelter and giving the rules to everyone some people are leaving in. Locations that are still shaky and its important to relocate these people away from a dangerous places and find shelter for them or help them with basic repair when theyre when their doors and windows can be repaired its important for people to have their belongings whatever remain on its safe and behind doors that can be locked finding the most Vulnerable People they are very vulnerable lebanese families refugees migrants people that dont have a coping mechanism and so that includes either relocating people in empty buildings for example some schools have been open temporarily by some in the east. Identifying you know or speaking up tents you know for 4 people but at the same time for those who can stay in their homes this has been their priority but we have to keep that home safe it comes against a background of a 2nd wave of the call that was restarting and the government was actually looking down the country a 2nd time at the time of the blast these restrictions have been lifted to enable people to move away from their homes to visit relatives at hospital to bring people to safety and to into health care so of course we anticipate a spike now in the number of person affected by coffee and that goes in. Well theres plenty more ahead on this news hour including a landmark decision to release taliban prisoners well tell you what it could mean for peace talks and afghanistan. And way into even bangkok where the government is facing the double threats of a collapsing economy at a protest movement thats spelling to intensify. And in sport the fast a major Golf Championship of the year is heading into its final day sun i will be here with all the action. Now voting has been extended in some polling stations and belarus where president alexander is facing the biggest threat to his political career after 26 years and power his challenger is fed on a chicana skier an english translator who entered the race after her husband was jailed she has channeled widespread anger over a struggling economy and response to the covered 1000 pandemic our correspondents and reports from the capital minsk. Cheers for start line up the kind of guy who went into hiding on the eve of the election because she feared arrest that was after 8 members of her Team Including her Campaign Manager were reportedly detained at 1st a reluctant president ial candidate she has grown into the biggest hope many belorussians have for change then are you worried the facts are safe to say im sure Everybody Knows that. You cannot cry at election rallies attracted the largest crowds velo is high seen in decades with 2 other women on her site the wife and complain manager of 2 jailed opposition figures she can paint across the country on the eve of the election one of them fled abroad and the other Maria Kolesnik over was briefly detained shes undeterred by her for a great hopes that all dreams are. Today. Or tomorrow or day after tomorrow this is the beginning of the end its a beginning of a new life she came out of hiding to cast her vote the main opposition candidates but Manatee County is where its going to rest on election day the election that has been dominated by accusations of fraud and the rest after casting his vote president Alexander Lukashenko called the opposition weak. You see if youre going to go against our country or even in the smallest way try to plunge the country into chaos and stabilize it you will receive an Immediate Response from me for decades hes enjoyed solid support in the former soviet country lately hes faced criticism for downplaying the cold with 19 crisis and worsening economy hes attracted voters by accusing the opposition of planning to create chaos. Criminalists of us to i want to vote for peace and the well being of the other rooms and every family here and have no crazy crowds in the city. As rallies have been prohibited in the past week supporters of the kind of scalia found creative ways to protest against us rule but even that led to more arrests more than 800 people have been detained during this Heated Campaign well Internet Services have been cut in belarus our correspondent joins us now on the phone from a polling station and its a step so people are still waiting to vote but it seems the results has been all but decided. Exactly people here are still queuing and the anger is growing because theyre not even sure if they are allowed to vote some of them have been waiting up to 8 hours here at this polling station and they all accusing the Election Commission of. Deliberately slowing down the process because these are all a position supporters they want to cast the vote as late as possible to avoid fraud but now they might have been shut out of the system altogether people here are telling me this is a big fake a big fraud they also heard about 5 both the exit poll that has been announced on belorussian television saying that 75. 7 percent of the vote has gone to president aleksander lets look at shango and everyone here says this is observed because they know of course that the opposition has got a much larger vote especially here in meant a lot of support has been. For the for the final skier so theyre very much upset and they also dont trust the official results are not even going to wait for it because they have already in protest later tonight and will be staying across that from minsk a step fastened then she will be following the results for you here on aljazeera as well thanks very much for that well hundreds of better russians living in the u. K. Also queued up outside the embassy and london to cast their ballots there many of them also had to wait for hours but due to coronavirus restrictions jonah hill has a story. The queue snaked its way through the back streets of kensington in london hundreds of belorussian expats waiting to cross their vote at the countrys embassy here its our right and we should have human rights we should be able to choose our future even though im here like my friend my family out there and i want the future to be made to have i want them to have basically future and to have choice and they would wait and wait many for several hours with the embassy only allowing one person in at a time a deliberate tactic suggested some of the independent observers outside have people come in from manchester at timber flying just to vote and now under reste of not being able to hold because the news will run really slow why is it so slow. Well i guess we still under the virus conditions so they allow only one votes in bills in sight thats the excuse is it was the excuse but youd be hard pressed to find anybody in this crowd willing to support alexander of new pushing the man often described outside his own country as europes last dictator ive been the can deduct alum into the top 16 and after pressure i have to leave the votes. After pressure from k. G. B. From government from police i have to leave 26 years just one president its horrible for any country but unfortunately goodness we live in 26 years and i think i think that this election here will he won again but it will be false if you could but well find a way to make it come there is no way we came all the way here you know for it to be the same way everyone like they were rated with hillary too much 26 years of this guy no no no there are calls for change inside bella ruse and no less here with many having fled lucas shame because repressive regime. Worried about the country they left behind. Now the u. S. Health secretary has arrived in taipei for a visit thats anger in china its the highest level u. S. Delegation to visit taiwan and for decades beijing has warned President Donald Trump that this visit threatens peace and stability in the region reports. Its a much anticipated visit Us Health Secretary alex as i was leading a delegation to taiwan to learn from the audience exists in fighting the coronavirus United States has recorded 5000000 cases taiwan has fewer than 500 but analysts say the trip is not just about the pandemic its definitely more the the optics and the message being sent to the taiwan government and the people of taiwan as well as to the government in china as far as what what level the u. S. Wants the relationship with taiwan to be obviously the health secretarys doctor learned much during a 3 day visit china claims sovereignty over taiwan and the island is a main irritant in the troubled relationship between the worlds 2 largest economies is due tomato when hes president when during his 3 day visit thats angut chinas leaders who object to all official contact between taiwan and the u. S. Chinese government misses a warning the United States delegation to stick to the one china principle we all trundled assured i want to stress that the one trying to principle is universally recognized by the International Community any attempt to ignore deny or challenge the one trying to principle will end up in failure the trip is expected to further fry ties between beijing and washington both are at loggerheads over trade Technology Human rights and territorial disputes especially in the South China Sea its possible that the mainland would look at the economic consequences reminding taiwan that if they dont want to play with the mainland that there are. You know its going to be a very very cold hard group up there chinas government says taiwan is the most important and sensitive issue inside the u. S. Relations with high level visit comes as those relations have already sunk to the lowest point in decades syria 0 lets take a closer look at the shift in u. S. Policy towards taiwan since Donald Trump Took Office in december 26th in trump angered beijing when he became the 1st president elect since the 1970 s. To speak directly with taiwans leader on the phone he also questioned a longstanding u. S. Policy which considers taiwan parts of china to use laser the u. S. Past the taiwan travel act which encourages high level american officials to visit its this policy thats facility thats facilitated alixs a trip to taipei and also taiwan Vice President william lies visit to washington back in february trump also updated the Defense Authorization act to encourage more regular sales to taiwan the u. S. Is now reportedly negotiating the sale of 4 sophisticated aerial drones to the island while we can speak to zachary abri is a hes a Southeast Asian politics and security professor at the National War College and he joins us on skype from alexandria in the u. S. State of virginia zachary thanks for being with us i want to start by asking you what is president strategy here is this primarily about showing strength ahead of the november election or does he actually have a plan when it comes to dealing with china. I think you cannot ignore the pressure of the election coming up the president really hasnt had too many Foreign Policy successes and definitely wants to look tough hes trying to portray his opponent in the election joe biden as someone who is going to be soft on china but right now what you are seeing the u. S. Administration dealing with a host of issues with china whether trade its like for property ticktock in quality another 5 g. Issues tree. The mistreatment of hope for a 1000000 readers and now this and this is a very sensitive issue or for china this is taiwan is what they consider a quare interest that is something that they are unwilling to negotiate over. Does fail like beijing has been approaching this very much tit for tat especially when it comes to trade and in terms of matching u. S. Anxious actions at iran consulates for instance and the issue of taiwan as you say is always been a real red line issue for china do you think that this could be a turning point for the way that beijing might approach this relationship Going Forward. I think we have to understand that beijing is feeling very insecure about taiwan right now and it comes back to what happened recent b. In hong kong with the passage of the security law there back in 1907 when you had kept ticks saying that the chinese would never support you know. Autonomy and that they had one country 2 systems. People said look the the real issue is not hung calm its taiwan beijing has an incentive to make this one country 2 systems work for the sake of reunification of with taiwan and what weve seen in the past month is that the chinese have jettisoned any pretense of one country 2 systems they interfere in manchaca theyve ripped it of its autonomy on and are imposing very very harsh or tearing policies on the city state and so right now youve caught all the or people across the spectrum in taiwan saying beijing cant be trusted with a one country 2 systems and more and more people or independents or at least the status quo all so moving back to the us then do americans broadly supportive shift in policy with regards to taiwan. Im not sure of americans are paying attention and up to this i think its a good reason to have a much closer relationship with taiwan its a fantastically successful democracy our you know region where weve seen democratic cept facts for the last few years its handling of the response has been absolutely superb with you know one of the role along with south korea and museum or. Taiwan has a lot. To offer the world in terms of its expertise and chinas insistence on keeping taiwan diplomatically isolated and out of the World Health Organization is just in name in the times a week will work endemic we need all the countries in cooperate. And sadly United States has taken itself out of it will. But more contacts between the United States and i want should to happen i want is to the world economically. Scientifically isolated zachery a base there Southeast Asian politics and security a professor from the National War College great to get you in science here and out of there is actually thank you for being with us thanks for having me well the u. K. As Foreign Ministry is calling on the Hong Kong Government to reverse its decision to disqualify 12 prodemocracy candidates from running in the Legislative Council election and a joint statement with a stray at canada new zealand and the u. S. The u. K. Also voiced grave concern over one constitution to postpone that september vote for a year the citys hated kerry land cited coronavirus restrictions for the delay while critics say the move is actually to prevent the opposition from winning a majority. Still ahead here on aljazeera chile prepares to reopen parts of its economy despite still having one of the wild west trades at corona virus infection. And this a brazilian superstar has some bad news for chelsea fans the details a little a strong. Hello there plenty of horse and mostly dry conditions across much of the middle east quite a bit of cloud has been streaming across areas of amman down towards yemen again in the last few hours but so that also remains clear and dry and look at these beautiful sunny skies across in azerbaijan ical signa on the banks of the caspian sea but also find of course down across into the west of yemen this is inside of this is. Listed building which as you can see has collapsed and all this is coming from those very persistent and at times heavy rains and other if you will rain showers in the forecast monday at quite a bit cowed as well still across areas of the south so we could just see what has got a child or even a thunderstorm and then to the north we have got a shot of the turkey and eventually working the way really just to the north of us again towards the Western Shores of the caspian sea and then through tuesday we will see more of those strong winds blowing through the interior that sand and dust being funneled further south nickel sandwiches on the high side 46 in just 40 in doha so probably feeling fairly humid with a high of 40 celsius plenty of activity through Central Regions of africa and the fronts on its way towards south africa in the meantime some very strong winds just to round out the day on monday and then the showers pushing into walls cape town so keep that with just a high of 50. The island. Of famously. Adelie khalid a spot. Less well known as a proving grounds for war. Investigating claims that he is of military training and arms testing that triggered cancer and birth defects amid the local population. Secret sodomy on people in power on aljazeera. People have come to expect a lot from aljazeera over the years its the reporting the commitment to on the reporter places the commitment to the human story. But its also the idea of challenging those in power if a politician comes on this channel they will be challenged and thats what people expect of us they want the questions answered. That is what weve always done those but we will continue to do. The world. Lets remind you of our top stories here salah protesters in lebanon have gathered near the countrys parliament for a 2nd night as anger grows over cheesy as poss explosion tear gas was fired to disperse the demonstrators have been having problems they say government corruption is to blame and are demanding a political overhaul while a 2nd minister has now resigned from lebanons government and vironment minister. Has confirmed that he has questions following the information minister. 9 m. P. s have also steps down. And versing has been extended and some polling stations and batteries where president Alexander Lucas facing his biggest challenge to date his main opponents for granted to kind of sky has versus after reports she went into hiding when a top aides were detained. Now the taliban has welcomed a decision by afghanistans Ground Assembly or noir jacka to set 400 of its men free the fate of the socalled hardcore fighters has been a key hurdle and launching peace talks with the government the taliban has now indicated it could be ready to start negotiations within 10 days of the prisoners release or some avenge of aid has more. For centuries of Long Distance traditional ground assemblies known as good job is to solve problems by confrontation with 3000 elders and Community Leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance has been going his own of the agreement between the Us Government and the armed group he decided 5 prisoners. Its been released before interest of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners if im government says these 400 are wanted for media crimes and some even face the Death Penalty they want to ensure that these men do not produce into the battlefield the ben. Graham today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released. In a complex power sharing structure of the law is the chairman of the loya jirga as he leads the high council for national reconciliation. Hi sally at an army the declaration of the loya jirga has removed all the obstacles to start the interim afghan talks and we are on the cusp of starting the negotiation we do have respect for all your decisions and the Afghan Government will be committed to implementing all of them. Despite temporary cease fire is one in 3 and a half 1000 Afghan Security personnel have been killed since february thats when the landmark deal was signed between leaders and the Us Government us troops are supposed to leave of want to stand by april 2021 and if remain divided over the u. S. Could draw 30 or more news on the shimoda it would be better that the us does stay here there will also help our security and reconstruction of our country. The withdrawal of foreign troops is good for us as they were against our culture. It will definitely have a positive impact. For almost all of the security remains there foremost concern. Regarding the release of prisoners we need peace in afghanistan and we will need to pay a price for that therefore we are obliged to release the taliban prisoners of them and say their rights and safety is nonnegotiable regardless of who wields power under it it has been disadvantaged i continued my University Studies despite losing many of my classmates to suicide attacks we still have faith stands government will need to bring security in all the places where we do not have security at the moment. The Us Government has acknowledged the release of prisoners is unpopular but leaning president danis government to hold direct talks to facilitate a Peace Agreement the release of prisoners is a 1st step for all of them factions to sit across the table but they remain multiple challenges and wide ranging differences to overcome for peace can be achieved. There. While returning to our top story now and the the fallout from that catastrophic explosion in beirut on choose day and the anger that has followed we can now speak to correspondent Bennett Smith hes joining us live from the lebanese capital beirut ben and i know youve already had to move locations there because of the amount of tear gas being fired whats the situation like on the ground. Well what we were caught in the middle of was in was that what the Security Forces have been doing every time theres been a protest recently theyve been clearing martyr square which is the place they were standing we got caught in the clearance process pushing protesters out of there were small confrontations with the police on the protesters behind me so the right the flusher been friends of the flashing blue lights of the right is Lebanons Parliament and thats where protests have been trying to get through to to attack the parliament the police have been stopping them doing that in fact theyve been theres a lot of violence last night and a lot of people injured last night weve not heard of reports of injuries today but it is now quiet here clearance operation an indication really that the reasons why quiet peaceful protests are being tolerated anything more than that is being little but with a pretty heavy hand indeed Bennett Smith there on the ground for us in the lebanese capital thank you very much brianna for the latest on a 8 members of a tour group have been killed by gunmen and southern news there it happened in the west african giraffe reserve east of the town of crane the Regional Governor says 6 french tourists along with their guide and driver were shot dead by armed men on motorcycles he gave no indication of who was behind that attack. Now the number of confirmed corona virus infections in the United States has passed 5000000 as the country struggles to contain the disease president trying has by post congress to sign a new measures aimed at providing Economic Relief to millions of americans but democrats say they provide little help to families and will actually reduce much needed support for the unemployed mike hanna reports from washington. Fresh from around on his course the president held a News Conference at his new Jersey Golf Club which are a number of the clubs Members Forming an admiring crowd heaped blame on the democrats for the lack of agreement in congress ignoring the fact that the house had passed a new stimulus bill back in may that the Republican Controlled Senate declined to vote on the 1st stimulus bill was passed in march in a bipartisan vote but a number of its provisions expired at the end of july. Among them the 600. 00 unemployment benefit which the president has reduced to poor 100. 00 in his executive order why did you decide on 400. 00 when previously families were receiving 600. 00 no that will be a hardship for many what do you say to them well no its not a hardship this is the money that they need this is the money they want and this gives them a great incentive to go back to work and controversially hes demanded that the states many of which have been economically devastated by the pandemic pay a quarter of the new benefit one of the points of disagreement in congress was the democrats proposal to offer Financial Assistance to the country states that have largely been forced to come to the kind demick with limited federal Assistance Legal experts argue the president does not have the constitutional power to cut payroll taxes as he has done in addition these taxes go to Social Security and medicare and its not clear now how these programs will be funded. The House Speaker nancy pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer issued a scathing joint statement President Trump still does not comprehend the seriousness or the urgency of the health and Economic Crises facing working families they say theyre disappointed that instead of putting in the work to solve americans problems the president instead chose to stay on his luxury golf course to announce unworkable weak and narrow policy announcements to slash the Unemployment Benefits that millions desperately need the president s executive orders will face a series of legal challenges and its uncertain when or if they will come into effect my kind of aljazeera washington one out tens of thousands of people taking part in whats considered to be the largest event in the United States since the start of this pandemic attend a motorbike rally is underway in the small town of stud just in south dakota a state that never imposed a lockdown and also kept mall squaring optional that gathering is going ahead despite concerns it could westen the spread of private 19 residents will be offered free coronavirus tests when the rally finishes the republican controlled stage is also home to Mount Rushmore where president trying to live a controversial speech on u. S. Independence day in july without any social distancing requirements ive been here since the beginning of july open ready to do and. Hard numbers attendance seems to be words that every other year excluding anniversary or star numbers are it people people are tired of being at home you know this is this what this really start about is freedom. Lassen american countries are also struggling to contain the virus its the region with the highest number of infections well why it chile has had more than 10000. 00 deaths thats one of the highest fatality rates per capita. Reports. Just as parts of chile prepare to reopen Economic Activities on monday health announced the country reached a sad new record of 1000. 00 related deaths and. Today we arrived in the us from our hearts we feel for the families for those who miss and love those who have been lost but even if the gone they will be remembered we regret that the pandemic is cause us to lose so many loved ones so many people who have wanted to continue on. The country of 18000000 has the 2nd highest rape her 1000000 people in latin america after neighboring peru and hired in brazil the worst affected country overall in the region authorities also say they have registered a slight increase in new infections after days of the creases. And like other regions the capital most of its metropolitan area will keep the current lockdown measures for at least another week but some residents think its time to relax restrictions in the capital. So if the infection rate drops then they should leave the coroner how long will the quarantine last in santiago they should have lifted it if they still havent explained why theyre extending it. The spread of corona virus has been relentless across latin america even rare Success Stories like the island of cuba that have managed to reduce cases to a handful per day have had to backtrack after a spike in the last couple of weeks. The government on saturday ordered restaurants bars and beaches to close once again also suspending Public Transportation with totalities breeding citizens for letting their guard down game of. Those with you we have to return to measures in place during the Community Spirit in havana with all limitations and demands that are clickable to the space as well as the sacrifices that this entails for everyone for institutions for the Public Sector for the private sector for us citizens. From many countries in the region fighting depending on week its a case of one step forwards in 2 steps back i listen to them. All now the astray and status of victoria has reported a record 17 coronavirus deaths in a single day and coincided with a Police Crackdown on protesters trying to hold an anti mosque rally in the capital melbourne victoria is at the center of a 2nd wave of infections tight restrictions and a nighttime curfew have been imposed in the southeast and state which accounts for most of australias 21000 cases but there is some better news across the tasman new zealand as marking 100. 00 days since it stamped out the spread of the corona virus the only new cases have been a few returning travellers whove been quarantined at the border Prime Minister just send out and has been praised for leading the efforts but is also a warning that people must stay vigilant to avoid a 2nd wave. Of protestors in thailand say the arrest of 2 of their leaders wont stop the campaign to force the government out the pair were charged with sedition and breaking coronavirus rules before being released on bail antigovernment demonstrations have grown as millions of thais struggle to make ends meet because of this pandemic when he has more from bangkok. A prize bird is being groomed in the hope it can soon get back to work cockfighting is a tradition in thailand that dates back centuries and has grown into an Industry Worth hundreds of millions of dollars but its a business in most provinces thats been closed for 4 months because of coronavirus leaving many fighting for survival 6. I wanted to sell my birds gradually but i cannot have to try to survive by finding other jobs but its so hard because a lot of people are out of work. In fact as many as 8000000. 00 times could be unemployed by the end of the year meaning lengthening lines for food handouts as government assistance dries up the dire situation comes at a time when the government is coming under increasing scrutiny from opponents who say it came to power through a rigged election last year the 1st since a coup in 2014 thailand has a long history of Political Violence and turbulence which is why there is particular concern about this period the economy is collapsing street protests are underway and at times there is open discussion about the most to boost subject in this country featuring dr lourdes and spells protesters have been making thinly veiled references to the role of the monarchy in thailand its a sensitive and dangerous tactic in a country where criticism of the royal family can lead to a long jail sentence the protesters want broad political reform and experts believe the Economic Situation brought on by the pen demick is highlighting and intensifying inequality more than 50 percent of the well is held by the top one percent and so i think a lot of young people. Look to the future for their opportunities dont dont see dont see any opportunities and so are are more willing to take risks right now to see some political change given the potential that Economic Hardship could see the protest movement expand way. Beyond students the government appears particularly attentive this time the Prime Minister says he will listen to and engage with the protest does but warn them to be careful what they say. Many people say too much and may not be genuine so this is a Police Matter to proceed with. For now many in thailand are too busy trying to earn a living to worry about political change but as the economy worsens fighting to force the government out might become more of a priority when hey al jazeera bangkok. Now the operators of a japanese ship making tons of oil off the coast of us have apologized they have promised to help clean up the spill a day off tomorrow just ahead an environmental state of emergency the workers here was carrying 4000. 00 tons a feel when it ran aground last month experts say the slick will cause catastrophic damage to coral reefs. We will do Everything Possible to contain the damage is Going Forward and minimize the impact we will sincerely take any and all measures possible to deal with the situation d d greenpeace says buyers and sellers of the fuel on board the ground and ship should compensate those impacted by this oil spill need to be read for the community. Being in its been affected so those who are part of the protection to. Or need to compensate. And do with. Them and that may mean that youre changing the rules of transporting and. Using the fuel for the transaction whatever it was between. 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Is finding itself caught between 2 superpowers with detailed coverage israels missed opportunities on testing and tracing is now being seen as part of a wider political failure to talk a little and from around the world human Rights Groups say that at least 12 people have been either killed or disappeared by argentina Security Forces. Ruth. Hold. That its now time for sport to hear santa thank you very much as i see this winning start to the formula one season is over thanks to red was a max 1st step in the dutchman coming out on top at sundays 70th anniversary in the u. K. Cell malik reports. Its been a story of misstate his domination so far this season and that looked like it would continue with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton starting from the front at silverstone the red bulls max the stop and however had other plans. Having began in 4th he quickly moved into 3rd and then piled the pressure on his misdeeds rivals he was relentless despite warnings from his team to go easy on his tires if this is your only chance or for you for the service of the tour i think a prayer for our 1st stop and would move into 1st twilight 15 years after the miss eighties passed stopped for fresh troubles. The 3 exchanged the lead a few times by hamilton and both times we both had punctures in the last race suffered tire blistering this time around. It contributed to them have a disc drive to tout the 2nd and 3rd. Lewis hamilton would get the better of that battle was a step and cruised to what ended up being a comfortable 1st win of the season. I dont really have a lot of tolerations at all. Here we just kept pushing and yeah an incredible result of course the win here. To me unexpected. Too to have the blistering as hardcore as we experienced it. And but im already grateful to progressed and managed to just get my way through the race. Not only does the stopping victory move them into 2nd behind hamilton in the drivers championship it also raises hopes that theyll be a serious battle for this years title so hell malik aljazeera. Has delivered a major blow to england just a day after their dramatic win over pakistan in the 1st test the star all round will miss the remaining 2 matches in the series for family reasons stokes has played all 4 of englands home test this summer but hes now set to fly to his country of birth new zealand later this week. Full well the number one doesnt johnson leads by a single stroke heading into the final round of the u. S. P. G. A. To his ship the 1st major of the year it was put back from may because of the corner bias pandemic that is being played without fans in attendance and which is and has. After more than a year without some major Golf Championship a potential classic is bubbling up in san francisco. Huge parts was. Just one of many highlights american Dustin Johnson leads the way on knowing under par of the 100 and 2nd u. S. P. G. A. Hell take a one shot advantage into sundays final round the 36 year old has claimed one major title during his career that was the 2016 u. S. Open doesnt have experience in the situation you know will help tomorrow. You know ive been in the hot a bunch of times in a major ive got one major so its you know having that experience is definitely beneficial tomorrow due to coronavirus restrictions no phones will get to witness what should be a thrilling last day. Johnsons can patrick brooks kept is aiming for a 3rd straight p. G. A. Title and hes just 2 strokes adrift in the big event so obviously you know we dont have fans here which i think plays a little bit makes it a little different you know in their own and all around which it can be fun and theyre cheering for you but if theyre against it its not its not so much fun so they know it its going to feel completely different than anyone weve ever played you know its gone through my mind a few times i mean that the gravity of the event were playing and you know its but it doesnt. You cant get over the fact its just youre missing. You know the rules and the excitement and the screaming how tong li tops the leaderboard after 2 rounds the chinese player didnt have such a good day at one point he lost his ball up a tree hes tied to 13th on 5 under par. Cameron champ and Scotty Scheffler within a shot of Johnson Noida have previously come close to winning a major. Tiger woods has 15 major titles to his name but he wont be adding to that total here hes 11 shots off the pace and the richardson aljazeera. Brazilian football star willian has announced that hes ending his 7 year spell at chelsea the winger being in talks over a new contract but negotiations that broke down over the length of his deal its been reported that hes close to agreeing a deal with chelseas london rivals arsenal so here we as is getting ready to play and have 1st tournament since the quantum virus lock down the 23. 00 time grand slam winner will be competing at the top seed open in kentucky which starts on monday it feels good to be just back with my family from family. Im not sure how it feels yet to be competitive because this is so different but lisa good to see so many familiar faces well i think just the break was something i just loved in meeting. The havent been doing much just been training and training more than ever so its. And a new moto g. P. Star is born south africas broadband has claimed his 1st title by winning the czech along with 10 laps to go the 24 year old was just half a 2nd behind race 3 that frankel well be to me for overtaking him this its only been the race in whats his debut season hes made history by becoming the 1st south african to ever win the moto g. P. Race today it was the most incredible day of my life so far. Its that day i dreamt top since i was a child and gosh toot for to come in my 3rd grand prix Scary Company that its been from the days starting in april rickys cup its just been a consistent ground trying to get here and. You know it came through the kloster able to a. T. M. And here we are on top and we finally won in motor g. P. And thats a formula says yeah thanks so much talent that is also it for me in a stance but i will hand you over to marion and london will have more news in just a couple of minutes to stay with us here on out is there. Talk to. Is the government not to take the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter 0. Boldin Untold Stories from asia and the pacific on aljazeera capturing a moment in time. Snapshots of how the lives. Of the stories one people are calm. And focused on providing a glimpse into someone elses world to up to pursue me in the dream of coffee a life inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. Witness on aljazeera the way disease outbreaks have impacted dense urban areas like during the flu pandemic in the early 1900 has played a role in how our cities look and run urban planners reacted to that flu and other outbreaks changing how cities were zoned and led to updated infrastructure like ventilation and improved sanitation but after whats been learned from pandemics and their influences on our skylines and way of life we also need to keep pace and adapt its easy to assume that cities are Fertile Ground for spreading viruses and diseases millions living working at commuting in such conditions but one expert says its about much more than just density its about how all this was put together and how its run. Still state approved exit polls say president Alexander Lukashenko has won the battle over his selection with almost 80 percent of the vote despite a major challenge from an unexpected rival voting had to be extended after the opposition urged its supporters to vote late to prevent fraud a move Election Officials have branded sabotage